KEXP Seattle — Brooklyn-bred band Grizzly Bear return with their fifth LP, a release KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls “an adventurous set of densely layered and intricately arranged prog-pop, featuring a punchier, more beat-driven sound to more forcefully driv... more info

Chorus.fm — Grizzly Bear performed on Colbert last night. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Rainer Maria's self-titled album is my favorite new release this week. Sisters Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer's Not Dark Yet and Grizzly Bear's Painted Ruins are other albums I can recommend. Reissues include vinyl editions of Neil Young's American... more info

JamBase — This week we highlight new albums by Grizzly Bear, Steven Wilson and Allison Moorer & Shelby Lynne. more info

Stereogum — Today, Grizzly Bear are back with Painted Ruins , their first album in five years. And last night, the New York art-rockers were the musical guests on Stephen Colbert's Late Show. There, they played a grand, sweeping version of the single "Mourning ... more info

Stereogum — Let's get this chamber popping! Painted Ruins, Grizzly Bear's first album in five years, is officially out now. You've heard advance singles "Three Rings," "Mourning Sound," "Four Cypresses," and "Neighbors" and read our review. Now it's time to take... more info

USA Today Music — The folk-rock titans hone their sound while looking inward on the band's strongest, most consistent album yet.             more info

New York Times — The band’s fifth album — its first for a major label — turns more cryptic and voluptuous, and emphasizes its longstanding 1960s and ’70s influences. more info

DrownedInSound — There isn't really anyone else out there making music even remotely like Grizzly Bear at such a high and consistent level more info

Stereogum — Grizzly Bear are releasing Painted Ruins , their first album in five years, at the end of the week. After releasing their great "Mourning Sound" video yesterday, they kicked off their tour in support of the album last night at the State Theatre in P... more info